RAP BEEF TIMELINE · 2002–2006
Nelly vs. Chingy
St. Louis label politics, “Another One,” and the family peace
Nelly’s hopes of signing Chingy give way to Chingy’s DTP deal and a brief regional rivalry over credit, style, and St. Louis’s story. Nelly’s “Another One” and Chingy’s “We Got” put it on wax before family ties help bring a quiet peace.
THE RECORD
The moments
Music industry · disputed account
A St. Louis success story splits at the label door
Nelly takes rising local artist Chingy on tour and reportedly considers him for Derrty Entertainment, but chooses to prioritize a Murphy Lee release. Chingy signs with Ludacris’s DTP instead and “Right Thurr” becomes a major hit, creating friction over who gets to shape the city’s narrative.
Read the receipt ↗Diss track · disputed account
“Another One” turns competitive talk into a clear subliminal
On Sweat, Nelly mimics Chingy’s signature “right there” delivery while mocking newer artists for copying his style. Chingy takes it as a direct insult and backhanded acknowledgement.
“I like the way you do that right there… oh, pussy ass nigga, why you do that right there?”Nelly, “Another One”
▶ Watch the Nelly–Chingy BEEF III segmentDiss track · disputed account
Chingy answers directly on “We Got”
Chingy responds with a leaked diss record that tells Nelly to keep his name out of his mouth, challenges his claim to St. Louis slang and invokes Nelly’s earlier KRS-One conflict. It is the feud’s clearest record-side reply.
“Better keep my name out your mouth, boy… KRS crushed you, boy.”Chingy, “We Got”
▶ Watch Chingy discuss “Another One”Interview · disputed account
A Las Vegas approach leaves the air uncleared
At the Radio Music Awards, Chingy approaches Nelly in an effort to resolve the tension. In Chingy’s recollection, Nelly does not engage, leaving the St. Louis friction unsettled for another stretch.
Read the receipt ↗Reconciliation · disputed account
Family ties create the final peace
The shared St. Louis circle makes an extended fight costly. Chingy says Nelly’s cousin M.J. and Nelly’s late sister Jackie helped encourage reconciliation; Chingy’s appearance in Ali & Gipp’s “Go Head” video becomes the public sign that the issue is done.
“She had a wish—for me and him to come together… That wish worked.”Chingy, VladTV reflection
▶ Watch Nelly revisit the Chingy tension
THE RECEIPTS
Sources and listening
Complex — Nelly and Chingy’s 2000s beef explained ↗BEEF III — Chingy vs. Nelly ↗Chingy — reflecting on Nelly’s “Another One” ↗Nelly — explaining the past Chingy tension ↗ARTIST LENSES